Islandport Press

In Bald Eagles, Bear Cubs, and Hermits: Memoirs of a Wildlife Biologist, Ron shares his stories of growing up in rural Maine, working as a wildlife biologist, and meeting Mainers like retired dairy...

Bestselling author Ruth Moore (1903-1989) not only wrote some of Maine's greatest novels, but was also a talented poet who published three books of poetry and wrote ballads that have become an...

On a lazy summer day, Hector Fox and his friends watch a kite soar on the afternoon breeze and get a crazy idea: they also want to fly like a bird. Can the friends work together to design and build a...

Author: Astrid SheckelsPublisher: Islandport PressPublication Date: Sep 21, 2021Number of Pages: 32 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 1952143268ISBN-13: 9781952143267

While fishing on Stony Brook, Hector Fox and his friend find an old map hidden in a floating bottle. Hoping to find a secret treasure, the friends set off into the woods on their latest adventure...

A Gripping Story of Doubt, Damnation, and Discovery set in a struggling corner of Downeast Maine. Just East of Nowhere, Scot Lehigh's debut novel, is a gritty coming-of-age story that explores the...

Just Up The Road follows Chelsea Diehl's year-long journey through Maine following the suggestions from those who know and love it most. With candid, humorous and personal recounts of new and...

Lies In The Dust: A Tale Of Remorse From The Salem Witch TrialsAuthor: Jakob Crane, Timothy DeckerPublisher: Islandport PressPublication Date: Sep 25, 2014Number of Pages: 128 pagesLanguage:...

Professional storyteller John McDonald, author of the now-classic A Moose and a Lobster Walk into a Bar, offers up his unique take on Maine trivia. John delivers an educational and hilarious mix of...

Author Marpheen Chan recounts an emotional coming-of-age story with sweep and depth as he moves through housing projects, foster homes, and college while struggling to reconcile his beliefs as a...

Mystery on Pine Lake: A Cooper & Packrat MysteryAuthor: Tamra WightPublisher: Islandport PressPublication Date: Sep 18, 2015Number of Pages: 152 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

In Robbed Blind, Gerry Boyle's signature character Jack McMorrow returns in a fourteenth novel, beginning a two-book arc that will see the acclaimed series come to an end thirty years after McMorrow...

It's the summer of 1980-something, and valedictorian Claire Hart has nothing to do. Her summers have always been meticulously planned--a class here, educational camp there--so her last summer before...

That summer, I finally grew into myself. The problem? I grew too fast. And fruit that grows too fast often bursts in the sunshine. For Clem, summers are for Maine--for wandering the blueberry...

Originally published in 1960, The Walk Down Main Street explores what happens when a river town in Maine goes mad over its school basketball team. Ruth Moore covers basketball thrills, coming of age,...

Author: Ruth MoorePublisher: Islandport PressPublication Date: Sep 01, 2020Number of Pages: 312 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1944762949ISBN-13: 9781944762940

Tributaries is a collection of contemporary outdoor essays exploring the line between passion and obsession. Written through the lens of a late-30-something, the book explores complex, evolving...

May and Jim Davidson spent sixty-eight years together sharing an unbreakable love of Maine and a relentless drive to do "whatever it takes" to find success and happiness. After falling in love as...